The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-11-24
RUN DOWN ON THE SEA.
A Frightful Disaster on the Eng
hsh Channel.
Passengers reused From T heir Sleep
Only to Meet Watery Crave
Over 100 Persons Drowned
or Missing.

LONDON, Nov. 21.-The Dutch
steamer W, A. Scholten, Captain Taat
which left Rotterdam Friday for New
York, was sunk by a collision with the
steamer Rosa Mary, of Bartlepool at II
o'clock Saturday night ten miles off
Dover. The Scholten carried compile
rlent of 23O passengers and crew. The
steamer Ebro of Sunderland rescued
ninety of the crew and passengers and
landed them at the sailors home, Dover.
One hundred and forty of the passen-
gers are missing. One passenger and a
child of the party brought to Dover
were found dead from exposure. 1t is
hoped that passing vessels have rescued
the missing ones.
The W. a. Scholten's masts are Yisi-
ble from Dover pier. Boats left Dover
bound III all directions for the purpose
of saving life and property if possible.
The Rosa Mary is anchored off Rams
Gate with her bows stove. Twenty-Five
bodies from the w. A. Scholten have
been landed at Dover.
The W. A. SchoIton left Rotterdam
Saturday morning. AT the time of the
accident dense fog prevailed. The
Seholton was struck on the port bow by
the Rosa Mary Immediately after the
shock was felt the Scholton's passen-
gers, all of whom had retired for the
night, rushed ON deck in their night
gowns. The boats were promptly Or
dered lowered, but it was found that
only two were available. The three
others were useless and were not lower
ed. The water rushed swiftly through
the hole in the bow and terrible scene
ensued. The panic stricken passengers
uttered piercing shrieks and many fell
upon their knees and prayed aloud.
Little children clung to their mothers,
who themselves were shrie6ing with
terror. The officers were cool and self
possessed, remaining on the bridge to the
last. Several persons secured life belts
and leaped into the sea. Within twen-
ty minutes of the shock the Scholten
was engulfed. All those who had put
on life belts flOated and were rescued
by the boats from the steamer Ebro,
which cruised around until o'clock in
the morning. Many of the rescued lost
wives, husbands, brothers and sisters.
The survivors were supplied with clothes
and everything possible was done to
insure their comfort.
The passengers accounts differ re-
garding the circumstances Of the COLI
sion, and the reports of the officers of
the Scholten clash with those of the
officers of the Rosa Mary. Some of the
passengers state that the evenings mer-
riment had ceased and the passengers
had retired to their hunks, only few
remaining in the saloon, when ire
mendous crash was heard on the port |
bow. They say it is impossible that the
collision could have occurred by the |
SchOlten striking an anchored vessel.
The second mate of the Scholten re-
ports that he was on deck when he saw
an unknown steamer coming through |
the fog. Before anything could be done
the Scholten was struck in the fore
rigging and port bow The other YES
sci, which he now presumes was the
Rosa Mary, backed off and disappeared.
Wi&Iin twenty minutes the Scholton
sunk.
The captain Of the Rosa Mary states
thet his vessel was run into while
anchored southeast of South Sand |
Head by an unknown steamer. Find
ing that the Rosa Mary was damaged
he proceeded to Dover Roads, where
the vessel is now docked. The Rosa
Nary was laden with coal for st. Ma
1oira